One of the most tragic outcomes of active addiction is the damage it does to your primary relationships, especially the one with your partner or spouse. Addiction can take a serious toll on a couple, leaving a long trail of broken promises, broken trust, anger, and frustration behind. Whether a relationship can mend following detox […]
At some juncture while in active addiction you might close your eyes and allow yourself to recall an earlier time in life when you felt authentically happy. In that mental image of the former you joy and peace radiate from your being. Sadly, you may feel you have fallen so far away from that earlier […]
Most likely, when a couple took their vows on their wedding day they did not include the words “I vow to share the rehab experience with you.” Nope, chances are addiction was the furthest thing from the couple’s minds on the day they got married. But somewhere along the way both partners developed addiction issues, […]
Stop Smoking Cannabis While Reducing the Nasty Withdrawal Symptoms I have read many articles which point to the fact that quitting a weed habit should be easy but in my experience of talking to a number of people who have successfully managed, quite the opposite is true. Quitting is not an easy process and it […]
It is very disturbing to consider that someone who is in charge of one’s hospital or medical care might be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Considering the outsized responsibility they have for dispensing medications or performing surgeries or medical procedures, it is a wake-up call to learn that a significant number of doctors […]
When someone is at a point of despair in their life due to the disease of addiction or a mental health disorder, they are in need of not only treatment and education, but of emotional support and compassion. No one sets out in life to become an addict or to end up mentally ill. In […]
When both people in a committed relationship find themselves struggling with addiction, navigating the treatment options can be challenging. Some addiction treatment programs are gender specific, or may have designated housing by gender, creating sleeping dilemmas. Some rehabs simply do not encourage couples to enter treatment together. Both members of the relationship need treatment, as […]
While most trends come and swiftly pass, one trend that is putting down deep roots is the use of holistic therapies applied to the health industry. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the addiction recovery field, where the addition of experiential and holistic interventions helps to augment the effects of traditional therapy for treating […]
Hydrocodone, a Schedule II controlled substance known under the brand names Norco, Lorcet, and Vicodin, is a codeine-based synthetic opioid analgesic. Hydrocodone is among the class of opioid and synthetic opioid drugs that has been increasingly abused in recent years. The U.S. accounts for almost 100% of the world’s use of hydrocodone, with the number […]
The connection between drug use and mental health disorders is a powerful one. Drug and alcohol addiction is itself included in the list of mental health disorders as defined in the DSM-5. The presence of a co-occurring mental health disorder, also known as a dual diagnosis, only complicates an already complex problem. Approximately 43 million […]
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